The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was Chinas golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by todays standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in "barbarians" from the steppe.
When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success.
Do not judge others by your own standards, for everyone is making their way home, in the way they know best.
You are perfect for a female. " "Not where I come from. " "Then they're using the wrong standard.
You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are.
Labor is the true standard of value.
Cleanliness is the Hallmark of perfect standards and the best quality inspector is the conscience
We may feel the pain of falling back from a level of affluence to which we have grown accustomed, but most people in developed countries are still, by historical standards, extraordinarily well off.
45 years is a long time to do anything, let alone for a rock band to play together. I'm proud of what we've accomplished and proud that we've kept the high standards.
Simply put, broadband voice is an interstate matter that must be dealt with through clear national standards.
In the near future, despite the development of alternative energy, when you look at the economics and environmental standards, then there's no other source of primary energy in the world than natural gas. Well, perhaps there is nuclear energy but there are also a lot of issues there and there are opponents of nuclear energy. Gas doesn't have those opponents. But there is a country that is, obviously, the world leader in gas reserves. That's our country, the Russian Federation.
I searched everywhere for a proof of reality, when all the while I understood quite well that the standard of reality had changed
We can often do more by doing less. God is not particularly interested in quantity production. That is an American standard, not a Bible standard.
Her beauty cannot be measured with standards of a colonized mind
The home is a woman's natural background. . . . From the beginning I tried to have the policy of the store reflect as nearly as it was possible in the commercial world, those standards of comfort and grace which are apparent in a lovely home.
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
Standards are like toothbrushes. Everybody wants one but nobody wants to use anybody else’s.
Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself.
Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged?
Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.